Reminds me of the runic inscriptions in a neolithic tomb in the
Orkneys. The Vikings when they first took over went treasure hunting,
broke through the roof, found nothing interesting, and sealed it up
again, leaving behind a lot of grafitti, which, along with several
variations on "Huh! Some treasure!" included one that went something
like "That widow Helga, what a pair of knockers!"
I may be translating loosly, but that's the gist. Hell, a soldier's a soldier.
Mark
At 08:10 PM 11/28/2008, you wrote:
>I think Mark is right to get rid of the <arms> B.'s crew
>sings in because of the awkward ambiguity of <armour> versus
>appendages. Of course, you could use <armour> instead, but it
>would add an extra syllable....
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>At this point in the narrative, I always imagine the warriors
>singing the A-S equivalent of <99 Bottles of Beer on the Wall>.
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>Candice
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